balderdashTea: an acquired taste
woelkchenPlenty of teas aren’t even made of leaves.
EnkrodThen it’s not tea, it’s an infusion or decoction.
Tea is made from a specific plant, the tea shrub (Camellia sinensis).
These infusions might be called tea, but they are tea in the same way as a hotdog is a heated companionable mammal.
Non-tea teas are usually referred to as tisanes by those who care enough to make a distinction between the two